The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023 - THE GRAND FINAL

The North West's best battle of the bands concludes! But, who will be the WINNER?

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GRAND FINAL: Friday 4th August 2023

Featuring 5 acts on stage:

The White Heat | Brother | Midnight Swim | Stereotyped | Trenches

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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Since March we’ve been searching far and wide, narrowing it down week by week to find our LAST BAND STANDING; And with 40 bands battling it out to become the top dogs, we’re almost ready to crown our winners. We’ve narrowed it down to 5 bands, and in just under two weeks (4th of August), we’ll find out who is the best of the BEST. 

They’re battling it out for some of the best prizes including their own run of vinyls, studio sessions, a music video and a sweet headline show at our legendary venue. But who will win? Head down for the GRAND FINAL on the 4th of August and put your vote in. Every vote matters!

Lineup:

The White Heat:

Alternative Indie Rock

Brother:

Rock n’ roll | Blues

Midnight Swim:

Alt pop rock

Stereotyped:

Alt rock | Punk

Trenches:

Riff Heavy Grunge Rock

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Prizes for the winners:

2 Day Studio Session

-  2 songs recorded, mixed & mastered with @AudioByTheCaptain

Vinyl single produced

- A run of 50 vinyl singles made in collaboration with @Crackedankles Records

Music Video

- shot & edited by the Juicy Boyz

Prime gig slots

- at Glastonferret 2023

- a Saturday afternoon instore show at HMV Preston

- a headline show at The Ferret in Autumn/Winter 2023

- plus consideration for sweet support slots throughout the year

Plus more! Including Action Records vouchers & more TBA!

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

THE SEMI FINALS

The North West's best battle of the bands continues!

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Semi Final 5: Thursday 20th July 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

House Of Wolves | Trenches | Kubrick Stare | Daisy Atkinson

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands continues!

These bands are all winners in their own right, but we’ve hit the Semi Finals so now they will battle for a place in the Grand Final!

Lineup:

House of Wolves:

Alternative | Classic Rock

(1st place in Heat 5)

Trenches:

Riff heavy Grunge Rock

(1st place in Heat 6)

Kubrick Stare:

Alternative | Indie-Rock

(2nd place in Heat 9)

Daisy Atkinson:

Indie Pop

(2nd place in Heat 10)

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Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes includes studio time, a vinyl single run, a music video, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

THE SEMI FINALS

The North West's best battle of the bands continues!

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Semi Final 4: Thursday 13th July 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Waltz Away | Some Time Today | County Pilots | Stereotyped

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands continues!

These bands are all winners in their own right, but we’ve hit the Semi Finals so now they will battle for a place in the Grand Final!

Lineup:

Waltz Away:

Melancholic Guitar Pop

(2nd place in Heat 1)

Some Time Today:

Pop Punk

(1st place in Heat 7)

County Pilots:

60’s influenced indie pop

(2nd place in Heat 8)

Stereotyped:

Alt rock | punk

(1st place in Heat 9)

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Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes includes studio time, a vinyl single run, a music video, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

THE SEMI FINALS

The North West's best battle of the bands continues!

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Semi Final 3: Thursday 6th July 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Dreadnought | Rupcha Farms | Enuma Elish | Midnight Swim

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands continues!

These bands are all winners in their own right, but we’ve hit the Semi Finals so now they will battle for a place in the Grand Final!

Lineup:

Dreadnought:

Trap-metal

(2nd place in Heat 6)

Rupcha Farms:

Rap | Metal | Electronica

(2nd place in Heat 7)

Enuma Elish:

Blues Rock Psych

(1st place in Heat 8)

Midnight Swim:

Alt Pop Rock

(1st place in Heat 10)

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Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes includes studio time, a vinyl single run, a music video, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

THE SEMI FINALS

The North West's best battle of the bands continues!

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Semi Final 2: Thursday 29th June 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Fallen North | Lanterns | Slipping Upstream | BROTHER

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands continues!

These bands are all winners in their own right, but we’ve hit the Semi Finals so now they will battle for a place in the Grand Final!

Lineup:

Fallen North:
Hard Rock | Punk | Metal
(1st place in Heat 2)

Lanterns:
Indie Dream-Pop
(2nd place in Heat 3)

Slipping Upstream:
Pop-Rock
(1st place in Heat 4)

BROTHER:
Rock N' Roll | Blues
(2nd place in Heat 5)

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Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes includes studio time, a vinyl single run, a music video, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

THE SEMI FINALS

The North West's best battle of the bands continues!

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Semi Final 1: Thursday 22nd June 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

FMA + 12 Gage | Coda Smoke | The White Heat | H.U.M.A.N

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands continues!

These bands are all winners in their own right, but we’ve hit the Semi Finals so now they will battle for a place in the Grand Final!

Lineup:

FMA + 12 Gage:
Rap | Electronic | Dance | Metal
(1st place in Heat 1)

Coda Smoke:
Rock n Roll | Indie
(2nd place in Heat 2)

The White Heat:
Alternative Indie Rock
(1st place in Heat 3)

H.U.M.A.N:
New Wave | Indie
(2nd place in Heat 4)

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Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes includes studio time, a vinyl single run, a music video, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Ten: Friday 16th June 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Daisy Atkinson | Dilemmas | Loser Puppy | Midnight Swim

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Ten:

Daisy Atkinson: Indie Pop

Dilemmas*: Alternative | indie rock

Loser Puppy: High Energy 3-Piece

Midnight Swim: Alt Pop Rock

*Our highest scoring runners-up DILEMMAS return for another pop at the competition. We thought it only fair to welcome them back one more time, as they were so close to going through on their previous heat with the highest 3rd place score in the competition!

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ALSO - HEAT 10 FALLS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT! As a one-off event, this heat has been moved to Friday 16th June to accommodate our Thursday night gig with The Sherlocks. Weekend warriors, come out to play!

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Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Nine: Thursday 8th June 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Avishek Choudhury | Kubrick Stare | StereoTyped | Worried

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Nine:

Avishek Choudhury: Solo Acoustic

Kubrick Stare: Alternative / indie-rock

StereoTyped: Alt rock / punk

Worried: Loud & Sad

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Eight: Thursday 1st June 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

County Pilots | Enuma Elish | The Cases | The Hate

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Two:

County Pilots: 60s-influenced Indie Pop

Enuma Elish: Blues Rock Psych

The Cases: Indie

The Hate: Punk

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Seven: Thursday 18th May 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Dead Highwaymen | Dilemmas | Rupcha Farms | Some Time Today

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Two:

Dead Highwaymen: Punk Rock

Dilemmas: Alternative | Indie Rock

Rupcha Farms: Rap | Metal | Electronica

Some Time Today: Pop Punk

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Six: Thursday 4th May 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Dreadnought | Trenches | Urban Theory | Warlockhunt

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Two:

Dreadnought: Trap-Metal

Trenches: Riff heavy Grunge Rock

Urban Theory: Punk | New Wave | Indie

Warlockhunt: Doom Rock | Post Punk

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Five: Thursday 20th April 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Brother | House Of Wolves | James Joseph | Rose

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Two:

Brother - Rock N’ Roll / Blues

House of Wolves - Alternative / Classic Rock

James Joseph - Indie / Folk

Rose - Blues | Rap | Indie mashup

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Three: Thursday 13th April 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

H.U.M.A.N | Slipping Upstream | The Zoffs | Zone125

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Two:

H.U.M.A.N - New Wave / Indie

Slipping Upstream - Pop-Rock

The Zoffs - Guitar Driven Indie

Zone125 - Indie / Rock

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Three: Thursday 6th April 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Incandescent | Lanterns | The White Heat | XLShane & Dog4ouse

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Two:

Incandescent- Grunge / Indie

Lanterns - Indie / Dream-Pop

The White Heat - Alternative Indie Rock

XLShane & Dog4ouse - Hiphop

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat Two: Thursday 23rd March 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

Coda Smoke | Fallen North | MillionEarth | The Lynettes

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, and we welcome this fantastic lineup for Heat Two:

Coda Smoke - Rock n Roll / Indie

Fallen North - Hard Rock / Punk / Metal

MillionEarth - Skate Punk

The Lynettes - 60s/70s Rock/Pop

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.

The Ferret presents:

LAST BAND STANDING 2023

The North West's best battle of the bands returns!

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Heat One: Thursday 16th March 2023

Featuring 4 acts on stage:

FMA + 12 Gage | Surgio | The Forensics | Waltz Away

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

FREE ENTRY!

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The North West’s Best Battle of the Bands is back, with the first heat kicking off with this lineup of belters:

FMA + 12 Gage - Rap / Electronic / Dance / Metal

Surgio - Alt Rock / Indie Rock

The Forensics - Indie Pop

Waltz Away - Melancholic Guitar Pop

Support your favourite band or find a new gem!

Bands can win superb music industry prizes & have a great time on the legendary Ferret stage in the process. The full list of prizes will be announced soon & will include studio time, great gig opportunities & much much more. Winners will be decided by a public vote AND a panel of expert judges.

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Ages 14+ (under 18s accompanied by a responsible adult).

Doors open 7pm. First band on stage 7:30pm.

Free Entry.